Thank you for clarifying. The argumentation still stands though.

Not really, there's a big difference between state enforced rules about where data can be and client requested rules.

Except that in a functioning democracy, state-enforced rules are client requests from an entire population.

Not the entire population, only a small majority, and I'm being generous.

It's nice to have the freedom to store your data where you'd like.

It's nice to know my business relations store my data where I'd like them to.

Well then pick business relations that do so, that's what private contracts are for.

Yes, which you can specify in your vendor agreement (and will be able to after TPP).